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FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.

ICE-BOX.

SIDECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,072, dated January 3, 18H5.

Application tiled August 29, 1852. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FREDERICK JACOBY, of Fort lVayne, in the county of Allen, and inthe State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Boxes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

This invention has for its objects to provide au improved ice-box or refrigerator which is especially designed for the use of butchers and other dealers in perishable articles, in which such articles may be kept in bulk, as well as in smaller quantities for retail purposes, and which can be readily and conveniently cleaned when necessary, which will permit the escape ot' foul and damp air, and which will prevent the escape of cold air when opened for retailing articles.

In the drawings, Figure l represents a vertical sectional view on the line :c .r of Fig. 3. Fig. 2 represents a sectional view on theline y y of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 represents a top View of the improved ice-box or refrigerator, and Fig. 4 a vertical cross-section of the slatted platlhe letter A indicates the body of the refrigerator, which in the present' instance consists of a rectangular box constructed with The letter B indicates a platform, supported in the box by means of the beams C iu such manner as to leave a space between its sides and the walls of the box. The platform consists of two slatted metallic sections, Dl and D2, hinged together at one edge. The sections consist ofslats Vfshaped in cross-section, the said sla-ts having spaces between them, and the upper slats being inverted and directly over the spaces between the slats of the lower section, so as to shed the water from the melt` ing ice into the lower sections, from which it is conducted off by means of a perforated tube, E', and pipe F.

The letter B indicates a looring, composed of spaced slats mounted on beams B2, supported upon the platform upon which the ice rests.

The letter E indicates a series of inclined an inclosure above the flooring, in order to retain the ice. The said sectionsare removable, the top beam of each. at the ends, being adapted to itin the blocks F, secured to the interior of the refrigerator, the blocks being provided with recesses G for the reception ofthe beams. The sections rest at their lower edges on the top of the platform.

The letter Kind'iczlies a funnel-shaped tube extending through the top of the box.

cavo-convex disk, L, and below this, to the in side ofthe top of the relrigerator, is secured a concavo convex perff'irated plate, M. Within the disk M, l placel a layer of sponge, which I saturate with a liquid made from chloride of calcium, the object being to attract the moisture from the air abo-ut the surface of the ice, and thus renderit dry, and consequently cooler. The perforatious in the disk M admit the moisture to the saturated sponge, and the unperforated disk L serves the purpose of concentrating it near the lower end of the tube K, and the said tube serves to admittlie external air to the surface of the saturated sponge.

The said tube has secured to its lower end a con- The said sponge having become exceedingly moist by the continued absorption of the vapor in the air iin mediately around the ice, the external air admitted to the sponge, as above indicated, being less moist than the sponge, naturally takes up a considerable'quantity of moisture in the latter, and this process being naturally continuous, it virtually results in et'- fecting an exhaust from the air in the ice chamber or box, rendering said air dry, and consequently cooler, and therefore betteradapted for the purpose of refrigeration.

It is observable that I contemplate freeing the sponge of the excess ofaccumulated moisture by squeezing or otherwise should the external air fail to remove it as rapidly as collected; but this will not be frequently necessary, as by the means above described I am able to remove the moisture nearly, if not quite, as fast as collected in the sponge.

The letter N indicates two tubes leading from the bottom of the box to nearthe top, where they are provided with short pipes O, extending outward through the sides of the refrigerator. The pipes near their lower ends are provided with hoods P, which terminate a i slight distance above thefloor at their lower l R. These pipes serve to carry oft' the foul air from the lower part of the refrigerator. At one end of' the refrigerator is located, on the inside, a box or compartment, S. This is provided with a slanting hinged top, T, which, when raised, throws the interior of the box into communication with the interior of the refrigerator, so as to admit cold air to the said box. The refrigerator has an opening, U, at one side, which leads into the box S. This opening is provided with a vertically-sliding door, V, which may be glazed, it' desired. The sliding door is connected with the hinged top of the box T by means of a cord passing over a pul-A ley, W, in such manner that when the sliding door'is closed the hinged top is opened, and vice versa, thus permitting perishable articles to be retailed without the lossof any considerable amount of cold air and without permitting heated air to enter the refrigerator proper. The top of the refrigerator is hinged to the body, so that it can be raised in order to revmove the parts for cleaning, and the said top is provided with an opening and cover, Y, for the insertion ot' ice. The refrigerator at one side is provided with a door, Z, by means of which large articlessuch as quarters ot' animals, Ste-may be carried into the refrigerator.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. The combination, in an ice-box, of' the hinged slatted sections supported upon crossbeams having slats V-shaped in cross-section, and arranged to shed the water from the upper into the lower slats, and provided with collecting and discharging'tubes, with the slatted ice-flooring, and the series of inclined ice-inclosing sections resting upon the said ilooring and supported by cross-beams, substantially as shown and described.

2. In combination with the refrigerator having the hinged tops, provided with the door or hatchway for filling in theice, the slatted flooring, the inclined inclosing-sec'tious, and the hinged metallic sections and discharge-pipes for guiding, receiving. and discharging the drippings, the whole being arranged as shown and described.

3. In combination with the refrigerator, the pipe leading through the top and provided with a concavo-convex disk at its inner end, and the concave-convex perforated plate located below said disk, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. In an ice-box, the combination, with the lid, of a tube for admitting air, a concave-convex impertbrated disk secured to the tube, and a concavocon'vex perforated disk secured to the lid, and forming a chamber which is adapt-` ed to receive a moisture-absorbent, substantially as shown and described.

ln testimony whereof' I affix my signature, in presence'of two witnesses, this 26th day ot June, 1882.

FR. JACOBY. Witnesses:

JAooB R. BITTENGER, W. J. KERR. 

